Israeli Army bulldozes farms in Jerusalem
On Tuesday night, the Israeli Army bulldozed on Tuesday night lands in the area of Sahel Beddu, in the southwest part of Jerusalem, in preparation for continuing the construction of…
Homesh setters attack two homes near Jenin
Settlers of Homesh settlement, near Jenin, attacked several Palestinians homes in Borqa village, and occupied two. Activists of an Israeli Humanitarian Organization reported that settlers forced the residents out and…
Army invades Qabatia village, arrests three
The Israeli army invaded Qabatia village, south of the West Bank city of Jenin, on Wednesday at down and arrested three residents. Troops invaded the village and conducted searches of…
Neveh Dekalim settlers resort to violence
Israeli security forces who began forcibly evacuating the settlers of Neveh Dekalim, the largest settlement in the Gaza Strip, are facing a violent resistance on the part of the settlers…
Settlers collect intelligence info on army movements
An Israeli military source reported, on Wednesday morning, that settlers in Shirat Hayam settlement are collecting intelligence info on army movements expecting a possible close attack. The settlers are aware…
Bulk of Gaza settlers’ resistance is non-residents
Israeli army said, its troops will evacuate all the settlers in the Gaza Strip and the four small northern West Bank settlements within 10 days. Recent reports said that more…
Deadline expires, Israeli army flood Neveh Dekalim settlement
Thousands of Israeli soldiers started flooding into Naveh Dekalim settlement in the Gaza Strip after the midnight deadline for voluntary evacuation expired. The Army expects to complete the evacuation process…
So-Called `“Disengagement` Is a Ruse
The American, Israeli and even Palestinian media have been raving this week about Israel’s “move toward peace†with their plan of “disengagement†from the Gaza Strip. Look a bit more…
Forced evacuation by midnight
Israeli army Major General Dan Harel, the Higher Commander of the Disengagement, said on Tuesday evening, that the army will start the “forced evacuation†of Neveh Dekalim and other settlement…
Disengagement Official: `“Nearly half of the settlers left`
Senior Israeli disengagement official, Eival Giladi, said on Tuesday that about half of the settlers in the Gaza Strip, have left the Gaza strip of their own will. “Nearly 50…
Disengagement, where would it lead to?
As the implementation of the disengagement plan begun, a major question is raised among the Palestinians, regarding what would this step, which took Israel 38 years to take, lead to.…
Ze’evi: `“Palestinians might resume attacks in April`
Israeli Director of Military Intelligence, Major General Aharon Ze’evi, claimed on Tuesday that the Palestinian resistance may renew its attacks in April if the peace talks do not progress. The…
Four residents injured, four arrested, near Hebron
A local source in Hebron reported that four residents, including three women, were injured, four others were arrested during an invasion carried out by the Israeli army in the villages…
Army opens fire on peaceful procession near AL Tufah Checkpoint
Israeli army opened fire on peaceful procession, celebrating the Israeli pull out from Gaza, near AL Tufah Checkpoint in Khan Younis in the Gaza strip on Tuesday morning. The protest…
Army levels barns and three commercial structures west of Hebron
Israeli soldiers leveled three barns and water well in Ethna village west of Hebron on Tuesday. Abdul-Rahman Tmeizy, the owner of the farm were the destruction took place, reported that…
Detainees and deportees file to be closed after pullout
Abdul-Fattah Hamayel, in charge of the file of the Wanted and Deported Fighters in the Gaza Strip, stated that their file will be closed following the Israeli withdrawal from the…
Army invades Deir AL-Balah in the Gaza strip
Army invaded Wadi Al Salaqa east of Deir AL-Balah in the Gaza strip Tuesday morning. A local source reported that army jeeps entered the area from the near by Kissufim…
Two soldiers caught ransacking settlers’ homes in Gush Katif
An Israeli military source reported on Tuesday that soldiers arrested two soldiers trying to ransack home in Pe’at Sadeh settlement in the Gush Katif settlement Bloc. This marks the third…
Shobaky: `“Local elections delayed in 27 areas in the W. Bank and Gaza`
Head of the Higher Elections Committee, Jamal Shobaky, said that the committee decided to postpone the local election in 27 areas out of 132 in the West Bank and the…
Army invades Beit Lahia
Army invaded AL Atara area west of Beit Lahia south of the Gaza strip on Tuesday morning. Soldiers, backed up with tanks and army jeeps, invaded the area from the…
Army invades AL Mawassi area in Khan Younis, one resident arrested
Army invaded AL Mawassi area in Khan Younis west of the Gaza strip on Tuesday at down. Troops invaded the residents houses in the area, conducted wide scale searches and…
Army seals off Jericho
Israeli army imposed a strict closure, on Tuesday morning, in the West Bank city of Jericho, and barred the residents from entering or leaving it, a Palestinian security source reported…
Meanwhile, Israel grabs the rest of Jerusalem
JERUSALEM After more than 38 years of its oppressive military occupation of the Gaza Strip, Israel will soon begin evacuating the few thousand settlers who have been denying freedom to…
Women Protest Tuesday morning at Qalandia checkpoint
A Women’s protest at Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and Ramallah began at 10:30 on Tuesday morning  Hundreds of women from all over the globe, in addition to Palestinian and Israeli…
Yesha leaders arrested in Gush Katif
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Tuesday morning, three leaders of the Yesha Council of settlements, among nearly 500 right-wing activists while trying to infiltrate into the Gush Katif settlements Bloc via…
Settlers attack al-Mawassi area
Israeli settlers attacked on Tuesday at dawn, al-Mawassi area, west of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. A local source in al-Mawassi reported that hundreds of…
Ghanim and Kadim settlements completely evacuated
An Israeli military source reported on Monday evening, that the evacuation of Kadim and Ghanim settlements, north of the West Bank, was completed. Most of the settlers of the two…
Sharon: `“We will response harshly to attacks during pullout`
Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, addressed the Israelis on Monday at night and said that “Israel is leaving the Gaza Strip from “position of strength, not weakness†and vowed harsh…
Extremist settlers attempt to attack al-Aqsa mosque
A group of 100 extremist settlers gathered in the “Jewish Quarter†in Jerusalem on Monday evening in an attempt to attack al-Aqsa Mosque. An Israeli police source in Jerusalem said…
23 years in detention, Jordanian detainee appeals Jordan to act for his release
Jordanian detainee Sultan al-Ajlouny, who was arrested 23 years ago, appealed the Jordanian government and parliament and the Jordanian media in order to intensify their efforts in order to end…
Rajoub: `“Gaza pullout is the first step, the US says`
Palestinian National Security Advisor, Jebril Rajoub, said that the United States has pledged to continue the implementation of the Road Map Plan, and added that he hopes the Arab countries…
Army detains youth at a portable checkpoint near Ramallah
Israeli army installed a portable checkpoint, on Monday morning, at the entrance of Sorda village south of Ramallah. Troops installed the checkpoint and stopped dozens of vehicles, detaines and interrogated…
Abbas to settlers: `“Go in peace, and visit us as tourists and guests`
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, addressed the Israeli settlers in the Gaza Strip telling them “Go in peace, and come to visit us as guests and touristsâ€Â. The statements of Abbas…
Settlers attack homes in Hebron
A local source in Hebron reported on Monday afternoon, that settlers attacked several Palestinian homes in al-Shuhada Street, and around the “Jewish Cemetery†area in the city. The settlers broke…
Soldiers invade Tulkarem, arrest six including one child
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday afternoon, the villages of Atteel, Dir al-Ghsoun, and Sheika area, north of Tulkarem, and arrested six residents, including a 14-year-oild child. A local source in…
Army invades al-Thaheriyya
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday morning, al- Thaheriyya town, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, and conducted military searches of homes. A local source in the town reported…
Israeli government approves evicting Gush Katif
The Israeli government approved on Monday the evacuation of the Gush Katif settlement bloc in the southern Gaza Strip by 16-4 vote, Israeli sources reported on Monday. This is the…
PCHR reports on military violations against medical teams
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights published a report on the Israeli violations and assaults against the medical teams in the period between September 1, 2002 until December 31, 2004.…
Soldiers close abu Holy, al-Matahin checkpoints
Israeli soldiers closed abu holy and al-Matahin checkpoints, north of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. A local source in Khan Younis reported that soldiers closed…
Soldiers poach settlers’ homes in Gaza
Israeli TV, Channel 10, published a report on Sunday at night showing videos of soldiers poaching the evacuated settlers’ homes in Beat Sadeh settlement, in the southern part of the…
Mofaz confirms Israel’s intention to enforce settlements in W.B.
Israel intends to keep major settlement blocs under its control despite no matter what the agreement with the Palestinians over final status will be, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told…
Army arrests six residents in Tulkarem
Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem and the near by village of Dir Al Ghsson on Monday at down. Soldiers conducted wide scaled searches in the city…
Reporter arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday a Palestinian reporter in the village of al-Shiokh, near Hebron, while he was trying to cross through a military checkpoint near the village. The Palestinian…
Army occupy two houses near Nablus
Army invaded, on Monday at down, the village of Bezaria near the West Bank city of Nablus and took over two houses that belong to residents there. Hussein Salem, member…
A day-long anti-pullout rally opposite Sharon’s office
A group of Israeli right-wing anti-pullout protestors started a day-long rally opposite to the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s office in West Jerusalem, in the early hours of on Monday…
Army closes Shaveh Shamron checkpoint
Army closed on Monday morning Shaveh Shamron checkpoint, which connects the West Bank Cities of Jenin and Nablus together, eyewitness reported. Israeli sources reported that clashes erupted between the settlers…
Yousef instructs security officers to act to release nabbed Journalist
Palestinian Minister of Interior Nasser Yousef instructed the Palestinian security forces to act to find and release the French journalist kidnapped in the Gaza Strip Sunday night, Palestine News Network…
Disengagement begins, first eviciton orders issued
The Israeli army issued eviction notices to the settlers of the Nissanit settlement in the northern Gaza Strip, as the first step on the ground after sealing off the Strip…
Report: More than half of the Gaza Strip settlers already left
Israeli sources reported that more than half of the Gaza Strip settlers have already left their houses in the settlement two days before the start of the disengagement plan. According…
P.A security completed deployment around Gaza settlements
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that the Palestinian security forces completed their deployment around the settlements in the Gaza Strip. General Jamal Kayed, head of the Palestinian Security…
ISR police starts closing Gaza roads, settlements to be isolated by midnight
As hundreds of settlers started to evacuate from the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening, thousands of Israeli police men closed the entrances of Gaza in a bid to bar pullout…
Soldiers invade village east of Tulkarem
A local source in Tulkarem reported on Sunday, that soldiers supported by eight armored vehicles invaded Bal’a village, east of Tulkarem in the West Bank, and conducted military searches of…
Army shells homes in Khan Younis
Israeli soldiers shelled, on Sunday, several homes west of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. A local source in Khan Younis reported that soldiers based at…
Four children injured near Hebron
A medical source at the Hebron Governmental Hospital, in Hebron reported that Israeli soldiers shot injured four children in Doura village, west of the city of Hebron after invading it…
Five Israeli soldiers injured by ‘Friendly Fire’
Five Israeli soldiers were injured when an Israeli tank crew opened fire at them responding to an attack claimed to be by a Palestinian group near the Kfar Darom settlement…
P.A: `“Israel to hand over three settlements on Monday`
Tawfeeq abu Khousa, spokesman of the Palestinian Ministry of Interior said on Saturday at night that Israel will hand three settlements in the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority on…
`“Sixth ring` of pullout forces to be deployed Sunday
The Israeli police reported on Saturday that it will start deploying the “sixth ring†of disengagement forces, and will install dozens of roadblocks in the south of the country in…
Israel limits entry to al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday
The Israeli Police said on Saturday that it will restrict entry of Muslims to al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Sunday. The decision was made in order to allow Jewish worshipers…
Troops fire at a peaceful procession in Khan Younis
Israeli soldiers fired on Saturday afternoon, at a peaceful protest in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza strip. A local source in Khan Younis reported that soldiers…
Soldiers invade Hebron, Doura
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday afternoon, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and conducted military searches oh homes. A Palestinian security source in Hebron reported that soldiers broke into…
Army invades Tammoun, arrests two
Israeli army invaded on Saturday at down the village of Tammoun south east of the West Bank city of Tubas. Eyewitness reported that army invaded the village and conducted wide…
Army invades al-Obaidiyyah village
Army invaded on Saturday morning al-Obaidiyyah village east of Bethlehem. Troops invaded the village and drove in its streets without breaking into homes or conducting arrests, residents reported. Recently, the…
Troops invade Nablus, arrest five
Israeli soldiers invaded the west bank city of Nablus and the neighboring village of Kafer Qaleel, late Friday night. Troops arrested Fadi Al Shbeer and Salah al-Qouka and Mohannad abu…
Army arrests one resident in Taiaseer checkpoint
Israeli army arrested on Saturday morning Masoud Abu al-Wafa, from al –Zawiya village near the west bank city of Jenin, at Taiaseer checkpoint east of the West Bank city of…
P.A police starts deploying close to the settlements
A Palestinian security source reported on Saturday afternoon that the P.A police and security started deploying in areas close to the settlements slated for evacuation under the Disengagement Plan. The…
Eight residents arrested near Hebron
Israeli soldiers on Saturday morning arrested eight residents of al-Shiokh village, east the West Bank city of Hebron. A local source in Hebron reported that soldiers, supported by armored vehicles and…
Youth arrested in Khan Younis
Israeli soldiers on Saturday arrested a youth in al-Mawassi area, west of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. A local source in al-Mawassi reported that soldiers…
Detainees suffering bad conditions in Be’er Shiva and Gilboa’
Lawyers for the Palestinian Prisoners Society recently visited several detainees in Israeli detention facilities at Gilboa’ and Be’er Shiva. According to the lawyers, Fawwaz Shalloudi and Raed Mahameed, detainees in Be’er…
Qawawis: Settlers threaten an age-old way of life
Life in the tiny Palestinian hamlet of Qawawis seems straight out of the Old Testament, but that doesn’t stop the Jewish settlers in the hilltop outposts that surround the place…
Egyptian forces to be deployed at Gaza borders next week
Egyptian forces will be deployed on the border with the Gaza Strip starting next week as Israel starts implementing its withdrawal from the area, the Agence France-Presse reported on Friday..…
Eight injured in Bil’in, 35 arrested including Israeli female-soldier
Israeli soldiers attacked a peaceful protest against the Separation Wall in Bil’in village, west of Ramallah, and arrested 25 Israeli activists and nine internationals. Eight protestors were injured, including one…
US warns Americans of withdrawal related violence
The United States State Department on Friday issued a security alert to Americans visiting Israel, warning them of violent protests by settlers and other pullout foes over the coming weeks. The…
Abbas: West Bank, Jerusalem will be next
A massive rally organized by the Palestinian Authority in the Gaza Strip on Friday gathered tens of thousands of Palestinians, including many fishermen from Gaza City’s fishing harbor. The rally,…
Seven Islamic Jihad members arrested near Jenin
Israeli soldiers supported by armored vehicles and jeeps invaded Arraba village near Jenin at dawn on Friday at dawn and arrested seven members of the Islamic Jihad movement, a senior…
Eight injured east of Qalqilia
A local source in Azzoun village, east of Qalqilia, reported that Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated bullets and rounds of live ammunition at hundreds of residents who protested in their orchards…
Youth seriously injured in Azzoun
Severe clashes erupted in Azzoun village, east of Qalqilia, after the residents held their Friday prayers in lands east of the village that Israeli is trying to annex. One youth…
Islamic Jihad political detainees in Jericho demand to be released
The Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine called on the Palestinian Authority, especially the Legislative Council, in order to close the political detainees file, and release them from Jericho detention facility.…
25 armed settlers march through Palestinian villages
In a move that seen as provocative, some 25 armed settlers marched Friday through Palestinian villages in the West Bank in an attempt to reach the settlements of Sa-Nur and…
This Week in Palestine, August Week 2
Listen to to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 8.2 MB This week in Palestine –Service of the International Middle…
Hamas operatives say will not disarm after pullout
Al-Qassam brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced on Friday that its operatives will not disarm after the pullout from the Gaza Strip, intended to start…
Hamas operatives say will not disarm after pullout
Al-Qassam brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced on Friday that its operatives will not disarm after the pullout from the Gaza Strip, intended to start…
Detainee suffering a deteriorating health condition
The mother of detainee Yousef Qandeel, from Jenin refugee camp, said that he is suffering of a deteriorating health condition as a result of medical neglect and bad living condition…
PCHR Report: `“2 killed, 9 injured, 45 arrested last week`
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza released its weekly report documenting the Israeli violations and attacks in the Palestinian territories in the period between August 4 and August…
Border Crossings to remain opened during pullout
Nathmi Mhanna, head of the Border Crossing Department at the Palestinian Authority, said on Friday that the Rafah Border Crossing, which links the Gaza Strip with Egypt, will remain opened…
Settlers’ leaders pleased with Tel Aviv’s rally turnout
Expressing satisfaction with the huge number of right-wingers who gathered at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv to protest the disengagement plan on Thursday evening, leaders of the Yesha Council, the…
Dozens of cars vandalized in Be’er Shiva
The Israeli Police reported on Friday morning that dozens of cars which belongs to Arab residents of the Negev area were attacked and damaged at the Soroka hospital parking lot,…
Ten arrested south of Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded on Friday morning, the villages of Arraba and al-Rama, south of Jenin and arrested ten residents. A Palestinian security source in Jenin reported that soldiers invaded the…
Roadblock installed near Tubas
Israeli soldiers stopped more than fifty vehicles at a military checkpoint south of the West Bank city of Tubas. A local source in Tubas reported that soldiers installed a roadblock…
Democracies don’t act this way
Israel incessantly claims that she is the only true democracy in the Middle East. The Jewish state often uses this claim, which is half-true at best, to blur her systematic…
Detainees tortured, suffering from bad health conditions
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Sana’ Harbawi, reported that she visited several detainees in Asqalan detention center on Wednesday, who informed her of the bad living conditions and treatment…
Lapid does not exclude forming an alliance with Sharon, Peres
As speculations about a political ‘big bang’ in Israel intensify, Yousef Lapid, chairman of the Israeli Shinui party and former Minister of Justice, said on Thursday that he does not…
Resident arrested near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Wednesday evening, a resident from Artas village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. A local source in Bethlehem reported that Ziad Ali Ismail, 18,…
Al-Hindi: “Our Battle Doesn’t End in One Round”
Dr. Mohammad al-Hindy, one of the political leaders of the Islamic Jihad, said on Thursday that the real battle with the occupation ends after Israel withdraws from all of the…
Israeli Soldier to be jaild for 8 years for killing British Activist
An Israeli military court sentenced an Israeli Army soldier to eight years in jail after being found guilty of manslaughter for killing the British peace activist Tom Hurndall, Israeli sources reported on…
Israelis use wife’s arrest to pressure detainee
Israeli soldiers arrested Haya Mohammad Hoshiyya, 25, in an attempt to put psychological pressure on her detained husband, the Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported on Thursday. Ayed…
Settlers: More than 100,000 to protest in Tel Aviv
Settlers’ leaders are planning a massive protest rally in Tel Aviv on Thursday night, in their last bid to disrupt the pullout slated to start August 15. The Yesha Council…
Resident arrested near Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers arrest, on Thursday morning, a resident at a military checkpoint near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. A source at Azzoun village council, near Qalqilia, reported that…
Thousands of pullout protestors continue to infiltrate into Gaza
Israeli police and army admitted on Wednesday that they failed to bar thousands of right-wing pullout protestors from entering the Gaza Strip; the number of pullout opponents who managed to…
Soldiers attack a resident near Qalqilia
A medical source in Qalqilia reported, on Thursday morning, that one resident was hospitalized after soldiers attacked, severely punched and clubbed him while trying to cross Beit Eeba checkpoint. The…
Resident arrested east of Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Thursday at dawn, a resident of Nour Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem in the West Bank. A local source in the camp reported that soldiers,…